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Joker - Movie Review

Drama and Thriller

Based on the DC villain Joker, this is not your typically comic book movie. There is no hero and the main character becomes the most dangerous villain in the DC Universe (depending on who you ask). I was reluctant to pick up this movie but decided to add it to the collection for my daughter (she is an adult) who had seen it in the theater. Still not sure about my decision to add this to the collection but it is not the worse movie that I own.

Review

I admit that it took a couple of attempts to what the movie. I am not a fan of watching characters do embarrassing things especially when you see it coming. I also found the movie disturbing as it dealt with real rare medical condition. Watching the movie, I felt it was very possible for someone to become a real life Joker if several conditions were met. This may have been what my daughter saw in the movie. This may be why I was not interested in seeing the movie in the first place. The movie does a great job of allowing the audience to see how medical conditions can affect someone and turn them into a villain for lack of a better word. 

The acting was very good which one would expect with the likes of Robert De Niro and Joaquin Phoenix. If you are looking for a twisted mental thriller, Joker may be the movie for you. I personally found the grounding in real life too real to call this entertainment.

Rating

I would rate this a SD movie. I would recommend rental vs purchase for this movie unless you love thrillers and/or the Joker in which case it is worth getting for under $10 (preferably less than $5). I was able to get my HD copy from UltraCloudHD on sale for $11.

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